Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 58-2156476

PFATS Foundation strives to advance the Athletic Training profession and develop athletic trainers by providing educational opportunities and cutting-edge research. The Foundation utilizes three avenues consisting of internal education, external education, and a research committee to enhance the development of athletic trainers.

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation at a glance

In short: Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation gave $45K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $15K), top state Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$45,000
+500.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+200.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$15,000
+100.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$742,946
-1.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (44% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation: $20KNational Athletic Trainers'Association Research and…$20KEd Block Courage Award Foundation: $15KEd Block Courage AwardFoundation$15KHENRY SCHEIN Inc: $10KHENRY SCHEIN Inc$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation ($20K). Together the top 3 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

CarrolltonDeptfordMelvilleTownson

How Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 200% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $45K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation Carrollton, TXGeneral Support$20,000
Ed Block Courage Award Foundation Townson, MDGeneral Support$15,000
HENRY SCHEIN Inc Melville, NYPURCHASE OF DEFIBRILLATORS AT COST AND donate them to underprivileged schools$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$742,946$278,052$290,402$45,0003$70,112
2023$754,729$322,661$183,791$7,5001$13,654
2022$571,890$127,285$215,191$7,5001$9,105
2021$721,905$300,960$118,017$15,0002$18,337
2020$497,315$163,254$175,187$17,3492$16,054

About Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $743K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $70K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation is led by Tyler Williams, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Tyler Williams

    President

    Director of Internal Education → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrian Dixon

    Co-Director

    Director → Co-Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hernandez

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Draovitch

    Director

    Director → Co-Director, 2022

    Co-Director → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sal Lopez

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Sheehan

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Gaither

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Ryan Vermillion (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bryan Engel (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Dave Zuffelato (2020–2021) — Director of Ext Edu.
  • Former: Geoff Kaplan (2020–2021) — Director & Pfats Inc. Secretary · Filing note: Thru 22021
  • Former: James Collins (2020–2021) — Director & Pfats Inc. Past President · Filing note: Thru 22021
  • Former: Justin Bland (2020–2021) — Director of Research

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation

How much does Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation give each year?

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation gave $45K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $8K across 1 grant.

What is Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation's typical grant size?

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation give grants?

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation's top state is Texas, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Maryland (33%) and New York (22%).

Does Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation?

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation reported $743K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $278K.

What is Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation?

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Atlanta, GA. It holds $743K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation's EIN?

Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2156476. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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